With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.

If grown on an industrial scale, hemp could provide multiple benefits for the environment and the economy.

We cannot afford to continually undervalue the future.

New research sheds light on the history of avocado domestication, highlighting a prominent tree crop of major economic importance.

Slashing emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, could slow the pace of climate change.

Cover landfills and manure tanks and shrink dairy herds, for a start.

A transition from animal proteins to more plant products could help with the food crisis while offering farmers a more sustainable income.

Farm workers milk cows, drive machinery and pick crops – yet their grievances are seldom heard.

Findings may help predict how rain and irrigation systems launch particles and pathogens from watery surfaces, with implications for industry, agriculture, and public health.

For the past decade, the Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab has strengthened MIT faculty efforts in water and food research and innovation.